Christmas morning gets wrecked by 200km/h winds and shattered dreams.
As locals are gearing up for Christmas festivities, a devastating cyclone is brewing in the Arafura Sea. Feeling dragged down by sleepy domestic day-to-day life, Morris dreams of a life elsewhere filled with adventure. Meanwhile, Gregory, a meteorologist of the Darwin Weather Bureau, is content with his steady-paced lifestyle. Both, along with their loved ones, have their worlds turned upside down when Tracy rears her head and devastates the city on Christmas Day. The film culminates with individuals collectively triumphing over tragedy in the face of one of nature's most formidable forces.
Production
Meticulous period recreation of 1974 Darwin before smartphones saved lives.
Sound
The cyclone's roar is a character—oppressive, unrelenting, unforgettable.
Direction
Hatzivalsamis frames devastation through ordinary faces, not disaster porn.
Director
Kostadinos Hatzivalsamis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cyclone Tracy killed 71 people and flattened 80% of Darwin; this 50th anniversary release arrives as climate disasters intensify.
Director Kostadinos Hatzivalsamis cast actual Tracy survivors as extras in the shelter sequences.
AU
